Children with health insurance have better health than children who do not have insurance, as they are likely to not receive timely care if they do not have health insurance. A child's health is also influenced by whether or not the parents have insurance. Maine expanded access to Medicaid for adults (called MaineCare in this state) in January 2019.  See: Health.gov Improving health by raising rates of health insurance coverage

What the data shows

The number of children with MaineCare in the years 2011-2021 was at its highest in 2012 with 144,198 children enrolled and then declined from 2012-2019 and has been increasing in both 2021 and 2022. For state fiscal year 2022, a total of 9,618 more children were enrolled than in 2019. and the percentage rose from 43.9% to 48.6%.  This was the highest rate since 2014. 
In 2022, 50.1% of children ages 0 -5 were enrolled in MaineCare, compared to 48.0% for ages 6-18.

Children with health insurance have better health than children who do not have insurance, as they are likely to not receive timely care if they do not have health insurance. A child's health is also influenced by whether or not the parents have insurance. Maine expanded access to Medicaid for adults (called MaineCare in this state) in January 2019.  See: Health.gov Improving health by raising rates of health insurance coverage

What the data shows

The number of children with MaineCare in the years 2011-2021 was at its highest in 2012 with 144,198 children enrolled and then declined from 2012-2019 and has been increasing in both 2021 and 2022. For state fiscal year 2022, a total of 9,618 more children were enrolled than in 2019. and the percentage rose from 43.9% to 48.6%.  This was the highest rate since 2014. 
In 2022, 50.1% of children ages 0 -5 were enrolled in MaineCare, compared to 48.0% for ages 6-18.